Hello to the Cannibals: A NovelHarper Collins, 13.10.2009 - 688 Seiten At first, all Lily Austin knows about 19th–century explorer Mary Kingsley is that, 100 years before, she was the first white woman to venture into the heart of Africa. But as Lily begins reading about Mary Kingsley, she becomes more and more fascinated – and discovers in Mary a kindred spirit. In her own life, Lily feels trapped – on the one hand, she craves family and intimate connection; on the other hand, she has no healthy or satisfying role models. Consequently, as she nears graduation from the University of Virginia, she finds herself uncertain about what to do with her life. As she researches Mary's life – she has begun writing a play about her – Lily comes to witness Mary's incredible bravery and startling originality, qualities that prove inspirational to Lily, whose own bravery is required as she attempts to navigate dysfunctional and destructive relationships with her young husband, her extended family – and a legacy of abuse dating back to her childhood. |
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... Young women — Fiction . 6. Playwriting — Fiction . 7. Virginia — Fiction . I. Title . PS3552.A846 H45 2002 813'.54 - dc21 ISBN 0-06-093080-2 ( pbk . ) 03 04 05 06 07 / RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 200202370 For Karen , with the long and ...
... young , pretty girl talk about herself . The world's an ugly place a lot of the time . We need all the pretty girls we can get . " " Well , I'm not pretty , " Lily says . " Oh , yes you are . " 99 " Aren't you nice to say so . " She ...
... young woman . " " Not really . " " No - you are . " Again , he pours whiskey , and his hands are unsteady now . He spills some of it . He's quite drunk now , and she's fascinated , watching him . She sees that his tremor makes him move ...
... young lady ? " Lily can't look at him . " No. " " You said you slept fine , " Ronda says . " Well , we'd better get you home , " says Lily's father . " I hope I didn't keep you awake with my wandering around at night . I - I don't even ...
... young woman all in black , posing for a photograph with others , on the veranda of a station house in Freetown , West Africa , circa 1895. She puts down the words that , in her private world , she can hear them speak ; it's as if she's ...